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Reaction Time of Video Game Players VS. Non Video Game Players
Broad Question:
Do video games affect players' reaction time?Specific Question:
Do video game players have faster reaction times than non-players?Independent Variable:
Video games / non-video games playersDependent Variable:
Reaction TimeVariables That Need To Be Controlled:
Hypothesis:
I think video games players do have faster reaction time than non-playersGraph of Hypothesis:
Trial 1Trial 2
Experimental Design
I am going to conduct an experiment that will tell me if people who play video games do have faster reaction time than people that do not play. My plan of this experiment is that I will give a test to players and non-players. Since this experiment is about reaction time, I will conduct my experiment in the computer lap at school. I don't want people to be distracted by anything and focus on the test. There will be ten people involved in the experiment, five people for players group and another five people is for non-players group. Since there will be ten people in my experiment, I will need two trials to complete this experiment in order to have enough information to make a reliable conclusion. The test is on the internet, it will probably take about five minutes for each person to complete the test.Materials List
Detailed Procedure
1. Go to the reaction time test website2. Let all the players take test
3. Record results
4. Repeat step 2
5. Record results
6. Repeat steps 2-5 but different group of people (non-players)
Background Research
- What is reaction time?
Reaction time is the ability to respond quickly to a stimulus. Simple reaction time is the time taken between a stimulus and movement e.g., sprint start. Such simple reaction time depends on nerve connection and signal pathway, is "wired" in your body composition.- What is nervous system?
This system is made up of your brain, spinal cord, and all the nerves of your body. The brain is the control center and the spinal cord is the major highway to and from the brain. The nerves carry the messages to and from the body, so the brain can interpret them and take action.- What is video game?
A video game is an electronic game that involves human interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device.References
Results:
Data Table
Graphs
Trail 1
Trail 2
Photos
Data Analysis
Conclusion
The original purpose of this experiment was to see if people who play video games do have faster reaction times than people that do not play. The results of the experiment were 4 out of 5 regular video game players had faster reaction times than non-players. On average, the regular video game players were 30 seconds faster than non-players. Comparatively, the non-players group, 4 out of 5 people had slower reaction times than video game players. These results supported my hypothesis.Discussion
My hypothesis was video game players do have faster reaction times than non-players. My results do support my hypothesis, but not completely. Some patterns and trends that data showed was the video game players have slightly faster reaction times. However, the fastest reaction time was from a non-player. Also, one of the video game players had the slowest reaction time. The relationship between the independent (people in different groups) and dependent (reaction time) variables are strong. I think the tests we did went smoothly with minor problems, because some of the subjects wanted to retest for faster reaction time, but I refused. If I could improve my experiment, I would have 5 trials instead of 2. An interesting future study would be to test people of different ages for their reaction times.